Bronze Statues
Bronze statues from the "What Does It Mean To Be Human?" exhibit.
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"Eating Meat" This female Homo erectus butchered animals using simple stone tools. Bronze artist: John Gurche
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"Learning to Survive" With an awl, a female Neanderthal pokes holes in an animal hide while her child watches. Bronze artist: John Gurche.
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"Learning to Survive" Like a modern human child, the curious two-year old Homo neanderthalensis learns as he watches.
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"Eating Meat" The antelope will provide nutritious meat and marrow for this Homo erectus female and her social group.
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"Gather around the Fire" Homo heidelbergensis controlled fire and built shelters. Bronze artist: John Gurche.
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"Gather around the Fire" This male Homo heidelbergensis lived in a social group that hunted animals and shared food with each other.
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"Finding Food" In East Africa, a male Paranthropus boisei tugs at root. Bronze artist: John Gurche.
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"Finding Food" In East Africa, a male Paranthropus boisei tugs at root. Bronze artist: John Gurche.
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"Danger!" This Homo floresiensis female covers her face with her hands as if fending off danger. Bronze artist: John Gurche.
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"Danger!" Just 17,000 years ago, Homo floresiensis struggled for survival on a small Indonesian island. Bronze artist: John Gurche